File Server Properties: Delete Placeholder

On Delete Placeholder

Retain archived file. Deleting a placeholder does not affect the corresponding archived item.
Delete archived file. When a placeholder is deleted the corresponding archived item is deleted. If you choose this option you may also want to define safety folders on this tab.

Note the following about the Delete archived file setting:

For the files to be deleted, the volume policy or folder policy must also be configured to delete archived files on placeholder deletion.
Enterprise Vault ignores this setting on NTFS volumes for which pass-through recall is enabled, to avoid possible data loss.

Safety folders. The list shows folders that have been defined as safety folders on this file server. When a placeholder in one of these folders is deleted the corresponding archived item is not deleted.